Mountaineering · YDS Class 3

Northwest Face

High Point
11,864 ft
Route Description

An imposing peak at the head of Wildhorse Canyon, visible from nearly every other summit in the central Pioneers.

Approach

From the Trail Creek Summit / Copper Basin road out of Sun Valley, turn south into Wildhorse Canyon; the trailhead for the Boulder Lake Trail (FST-057) is just before Wildhorse Campground (an unbridged creek crossing is usually forded in August). Follow the trail up switchbacks for half a mile, cross Boulder Creek, and climb along its left bank as the creek cuts through a small canyon. After a second creek crossing, watch for a cairn marking a faint right-hand fork toward Boulder Lake and the peak (continuing straight leads to a large meadow and eventually Boulder Lake itself). From the saddle, rather than following the ridge north, contour around the northwest face and choose a line up its gullies to the summit block.

Weather Forecast
7-Day Forecast
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40° / 29°
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